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- Educational games for health professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Mar-2013
The use of games as an educational strategy has the potential to improve health professionals' performance (e.g. adherence to standards of care) through improving their knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Educational games for mental health professionals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
In traditional didactic teaching, the learner has a passive role, digesting the knowledge presented by the teacher. Stimulating and active teaching processes may be better at instilling information than more pedestrian approaches. Games involving repetiti
- Educational interventions for asthma in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2002
Self-management education programs have been developed for children with asthma, but it is unclear whether such programs improve outcomes.
- Educational interventions for health professionals managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-May-2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable health condition. COPD is associated with substantial burden on morbidity, mortality and healthcare resources.
- Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months and under
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-May-2018
Although complementary feeding is a universal practice, the methods and manner in which it is practiced vary between cultures, individuals and socioeconomic classes. The period of complementary feeding is a critical time of transition in the life of an in
- Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Aug-2020
Occupational lead exposure can lead to serious health effects that range from general symptoms (depression, generalised ache, and digestive signs, such as loss of appetite, stomach ache, nausea, diarrhoea, and constipation) to chronic conditions (cerebrov
- Educational interventions for the management of cancer‐related fatigue in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Nov-2016
Cancer-related fatigue is reported as the most common and distressing symptom experienced by patients with cancer. It can exacerbate the experience of other symptoms, negatively affect mood, interfere with the ability to carry out everyday activities, and
- Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
Ocular injury is a preventable cause of blindness, yet it remains a significant disabling health problem that affects all age groups. Injuries may occur in the home, in the workplace, during recreational activities or as a result of road crashes. Types of
- Educational outreach visits: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2007
Educational outreach visits (EOVs) have been identified as an intervention that may improve the practice of healthcare professionals. This type of face-to-face visit has been referred to as university-based educational detailing, academic detailing, and e
- Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Apr-2020
Although highly effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is not universally accepted by users. Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions may help people with OSA initiate and main
- EEG for children with complex febrile seizures
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Apr-2020
Febrile seizures can be classified as simple or complex. Complex febrile seizures are associated with fever that lasts longer than 15 minutes, occur more than once within 24 hours, and are confined to one side of the child's body. It is common in some cou
- Efavirenz or nevirapine in three‐drug combination therapy with two nucleoside or nucleotide‐reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral‐naïve individuals
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Dec-2016
The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced the morbidity and mortality due to HIV infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) ART guidelines focus on three classes of antiretroviral drugs, namely nucleoside or nucleotide rever
- Effect of alcohol on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Jul-2020
Alcohol is consumed by over 2 billion people worldwide. It is a common substance of abuse and its use can lead to more than 200 disorders including hypertension. Alcohol has both acute and chronic effects on blood pressure. This review aimed to quantify t
- Effect of antihypertensive drugs on mortality, morbidity and blood pressure in blacks
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Nov-2008
Black people have a greater prevalence of elevated blood pressure leading to excess morbidity and mortality.
- Effect of atorvastatin on testosterone levels
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2021
Statins are one of the most prescribed classes of drugs worldwide. Atorvastatin, the most prescribed statin, is currently used to treat conditions such as hypercholesterolaemia and dyslipidaemia. By reducing the level of cholesterol, which is the precurso
- Effect of cocoa on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2017
High blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, contributing to about 50% of cardiovascular events worldwide and 37% of cardiovascular-related deaths in Western populations. Epidemiological studies suggest that cocoa-rich produ
- Effect of cyclosporine on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive agent used for different autoimmune diseases. The official Canadian indications for cyclosporine are solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and nephritic syndrome (e-C
- Effect of early treatment with anti‐hypertensive drugs on short and long‐term mortality in patients with an acute cardiovascular event
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
Acute cardiovascular events represent a therapeutic challenge. Blood pressure lowering drugs are commonly used and recommended in the early phase of these settings. This review analyses randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence for this approach.
- Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2013
A reduction in salt intake lowers blood pressure (BP) and, thereby, reduces cardiovascular risk. A recent meta-analysis by Graudal implied that salt reduction had adverse effects on hormones and lipids which might mitigate any benefit that occurs with BP
- Effect of mass deworming with antihelminthics for soil‐transmitted helminths during pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-May-2021
Helminthiasis is an infestation of the human body with parasitic worms. It is estimated to affect 44 million pregnancies, globally, each year. Intestinal helminthiasis (hookworm infestation) is associated with blood loss and decreased supply of nutrients
